Section 28 Agency arrangements between UK and NI departments.C1

(1)

Arrangements may be made between—

(a)

any department of the Government of the United Kingdom or any public body, or holder of a public office, in the United Kingdom; and

(b)

any Northern Ireland department,

for any functions of one of them to be discharged by, or by officers of, the other.

(2)

No such arrangements shall affect the responsibility of the person on whose behalf any functions are discharged.

(3)

In this section—

(a)

references to a department of the Government of the United Kingdom include references to any Minister of the Crown; and

(b)

references to a Northern Ireland department include references to a Minister.

Annotations

C1: S. 28 modified (7.4.2005 at 5:45 pm) by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), s. 15(2), S.I. 2005/1126, {art. 2}

C1: Pts. II-IV applied in part (1.1.2007) by The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006 (S.R. 2006/439), reg. 53(6)